Post #782850 by danlovestikis on Wed, Jan 3, 2018 8:59 AM

Two more "saves" of chipped art.

The hula girl mug is a favorite mug of Dan's because he was born in 1952 and the mug was made that year. He accidentally chipped the flower in her hair. At a thrift store I found a Treasure Craft fish for $3.00 and I knew I could fix the chips so I bought it and brought it home.

I started by filling the chips with Elmer's Wood Filler. I let it dry and filled again.

Once the areas were overfilled and dry I sanded each area into shape.

The Raw Umber is the Treasure Craft color for brown repairs.

To get the right color for the flower I mixed these paints together.

Once the paint was dry I sealed it with this spray fix in Matte which is flat and not shiny.

Here are the two 66 year old mugs!

There's the bottom of the mug to prove it.

Butt Dan would only let me show you a replica of his bottom!

The mug went back in place. Below is one similar (the lei is hung differently) but has nothing on the bottom to say the year. Knockoff?

He worked the fish onto another shelf.

I'm done with repairs for now. Hopefully 2018 will be a damage free year. Cheers, Wendy